How to Use aorta in a Sentence

aorta

noun
  • His aorta tore like an old garden hose left out in the sun too long.
    — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2019
  • She had also been stabbed in the back, a deep wound that pierced her lung and aorta.
    — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 3 Oct. 2022
  • She was stabbed in each breast and in the back, which damaged her aorta and left lung.
    — Kc Baker, PEOPLE.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The cause of death was a shot through the sternum that struck the aorta and lodged in the spine.
    — Matt Campbell, kansascity, 16 May 2017
  • The aorta is the main artery that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body and brain.
    — Dr. Jade Cobern, ABC News, 14 Dec. 2022
  • An aorta is the large artery that carries the blood from the heart through the chest and torso.
    — Melissa Montoya, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2022
  • One of the sheaths carries a stent graft that surgeons can place inside the aorta.
    — Trihealth Dailyhealthwire, Cincinnati.com, 19 Feb. 2018
  • Both women had suffered a fatal stab wound to the back that pierced their lungs and aortas.
    — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2023
  • For Sichuan-style hot pot, people like intestines and aortas in them.
    — Momo Chang, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Hart landed on his back inside the ring, a fall that severed his aorta and filled his lungs with blood.
    — Makena Gera, PEOPLE, 23 May 2026
  • Problems with blood flow can lead to aneurysms (bulging due to weakness of the aorta's wall) or tearing.
    — Angela Ryan Lee, Health, 28 Dec. 2024
  • He was deemed too weak to have a surgical aorta valve replacement and died in his sleep.
    — Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2024
  • In Wahl’s case, the bulge was in the aorta, the largest artery carrying blood away from the heart.
    — Brenda Goodman, CNN, 14 Dec. 2022
  • An unruptured aneurysm quietly bulged in my aorta, the main artery of the body.
    — Johnny Diaz, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2020
  • It would be placed in the aorta, which is the large artery that supplies blood to vital organs and the rest of the body.
    — Andrea Leinfelder, Houston Chronicle, 17 July 2019
  • Months later, Thicke died at the age of 69 from a ruptured aorta.
    — Ashley Hume, Fox News, 4 Feb. 2025
  • So at the base of the aorta, where the blood goes to the body, there are two arteries that start and go down through the whole heart.
    — Steven Strogatz, Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2023
  • With his chest open, the surgeons found that a bone fragment from his sternum had broken off and pierced his aorta.
    — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Mar. 2018
  • The aortic valve, which allows blood flow from the left ventricle to the aorta, the body’s largest artery.
    — Kelly Burch Published, Verywell Health, 24 Oct. 2024
  • In the aorta, for instance, Piezo proteins sense blood pressure.
    — The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 Dec. 2025
  • The bullet struck his heart, piercing his aorta, Kenny said.
    — Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Blood rushes through the tear, causing the inner and middle layers of the aorta to split.
    — Lanae Brody, Peoplemag, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Medicine or surgery can repair the aorta, depending on the size and location of the bulge.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2022
  • And that blade had gone through, and the X-rays revealed that the tip of the blade was on the edge of my aorta, the main artery.
    — CNN, 4 Apr. 2018
  • Pig and human hearts each are attached to a large artery known as the aorta as well as to a large vein known as the vena cava.
    — Amy Dockser Marcus, WSJ, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Results of the tests showed that the cancer had spread to lymph nodes in her neck, both armpits, around her aorta, abdomen, and the groin.
    — Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2025
  • In this condition, the large artery leaving the heart (aorta) develops a weak area that bulges and may burst.
    — Joe Graedon, M.s., and Teresa Graedon, Houston Chronicle, 17 June 2018
  • The cause was a transected aorta, said a grandson, Brett Mead.
    — Bart Barnes, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2018
  • The drug also affected the aorta, the body's largest artery, and left many users in need of heart valve replacements.
    — Jack Guy and Saskya Vandoorne, CNN, 23 Sep. 2019
  • Salvador’s cancer was metastatic and had spread to the Lymph nodes near his aorta, Roth says.
    — Wendy Grossman Kantor, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024

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